Defending champion Serena Williams won her first-round Australian Open match by beating Camila Giorgi of Italy 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday on Rod Laver Arena.
Sloane Stephens' streak of reaching the second week at six consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ended Monday at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 7-6 (6) first-round loss to 109th-ranked Maria Kirilenko of Russia.
Fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania, the highest seed left with the top three seeds ousted, beat Sloane Stephens of the United States 6-4, 6-3 on Monday to make the quarterfinals at the French Open.
Getting her game in gear at a Grand Slam tournament, as usual, Sloane Stephens moved into the French Open's fourth round for the third consecutive time.
